Your health FAQs: Waking up at night shaking with a racing heart | AXA Health

Lane Wells from AXA Health’s 24/7 health support line for members looks at some of the possible causes and treatments for waking up at night feeling tremulous with an elevated heart rate.

There are various reasons why we may wake up feeling tremulous, and while this can be quite alarming, it’s often not due to any emergency. The most common reasons that we may experience tremors, or the shakes are due to low blood sugar levels and anxiety. However, as it can be difficult to understand the cause without a full examination, and because these symptoms could indicate an underlying condition, it would be sensible to get in touch with your GP for an assessment.

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[lukelacasse]

So tired of med doctors always throwing out anxiety and panic attack. How can it be an panic attack when I am asleep, heart skips a beat, then it starts racing. How is that a panic attack - I am not even awake

[ancientaryanmogger]

Yea I'm surely having anxiety attacks

[mslee]

I experienced this for years. It stopped when I went low carb - almost carnivore.

[mraplm]

I'm dealing with this right now. Started like a week ago.

[hershal]

I am 27 and it's happening to me at age of 22, I remember when I start velo nicotine pouch, whole box I finished in a day, from there it's start when I stop taking velo it's stop and when I start taking it again it's start when ever I fall asleep my body start shaking and it's feel like I am gonna die with heart attack, and when I suddenly wake up it's all normal, its only solution is to stop taking nicotine in take and start exercising

[Cgeese]

Anti psychotics is a big player in my sleep wake anxieties

[AJITSINGHANGNIVANSHI]

At mid night my body shaking vibration badly like someone pushing me up down

[dollyscm]

Can this happen with POTS? or is this proper panic attacks ?

[mangoman]

I tried to open my eyes and saw a triangle shape thingy, then i started shaking and fell off my bed and breatging fast